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English noun: sourness

1. sourness (cognition) the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth


Synonymssour, tartness


Broader (hypernym)gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation


Narrower (hyponym)acidity, acidulousness

2. sourness (attribute) the property of being acidic


Synonymsacidity, sour


Broader (hypernym)taste property


Narrower (hyponym)acerbity, tartness, vinegariness, vinegarishness

3. sourness (attribute) a sullen moody resentful disposition


Synonymsmoroseness, sulkiness, sullenness


Broader (hypernym)ill nature









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